Moving up the pay scale when not in mainstream school

[Teacher22]

I'm am art teacher and have been on the same point on the pay scale for many years because I've not been based in schools. I've freelanced as an arts specialist in galleries and peripetetically in schools and other venues so have received freelance pay. Also, I recently ran an education department for a museum for 6 months, and did a 6 month maternity cover working 4 days a week in a mainstream school.

I am about to start a new part-time job in a mainstream school and the NUT suggested I could just tell the new school I am the next pay point now. Has anyone any experience of moving up the pay scale between jobs or of getting years of relevant experience taken into account and moving up the pay scale please?

From September there is no national pay scale...each individual school has their own pay policy which will determine what you are paid and how you can progress...you could request to see it in discussions about starting pay but presumably you applied and put your current salary so there might not be much room for negotiation at this time. ..hope that helps

Thanks. That helps

Now I've been asked what pay I was on in my last school, as I imagine they're going to match it. The problem is that since my last school I've had children, run my own business, devised taught and assessed a variety of arts programmes in galleries and peripetetically in schools for 4 years, so I really don't want to get paid the same as at my last school all those years ago. My union said just tell them you're on a higher threshold - there's no-one other than the school itself to determine I'm not at that higher rate. But this is all new to me, and Mr Gove's added his magical mix so nothing's straight-forward so any helpful advice is welcome. Thanks